The Avars rose as a dominant ethnic group in Europe, where their conflicts with the Byzantine Empire reshaped the landscape of the Balkans.

When the Western Roman Empire fell, its navy disappeared with it. But in the East, Roman naval power did not vanish. It evolved into something new, adapting to changing enemies, technologies, and ...

Throughout history, there have been a few individual years that brought sudden, widespread devastation. Mortality surged, governments struggled to maintain order, disease spread faster than available ...

Four hundred years of slavery and racism had made many Greeks bow their heads, when they saw a Turk, enduring his authoritarianism fatalistically. After all, those who had stood up against the tyrant ...

The Byzantine Empire made remarkable contributions to medicine and science, even thouth they are not widely known.

During the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2026, Paula White-Cain, senior adviser to the White House Office of Faith, ...

The book takes you on a tour of the Byzantine Era—and it’s an easier read than you think.

Shah: A Persian royal title for kings. Hammurabi: The Babylonian king who issued the famous Code of Hammurabi. Announce your ...

Seraj Zerhouni, a student at LaSalle II Elementary School, correctly spelled "logothete" to become the Chicago Public Schools Spelling Bee Champion Thursday. He will advance to the Scripps National ...

More than a thousand years after a ship vanished off the coast of modern-day Croatia, archaeologists have uncovered a wreck that might reshape our ideas of the medieval world.

Since the deceased was buried with his head facing west, a burial custom commonly associated with non-Han groups, Shang says they believe the owner may be someone of high social status from an ethnic ...

Explores the complex history and contested claims of 'stolen land' across the US, Europe, Middle East, and beyond.